Questions

Questions landowners ask us

If your question is not here, send it with the form at the bottom of this page and we will answer it directly.

Why do you ask about generation rather than just power lines?

Because Pennsylvania produces far more electricity than it consumes, and projects here are increasingly built around where power is made rather than simply near a line. A retired plant, an operating station, or gas supply nearby can matter as much as transmission, which is not true in most states.

Does my county's population really affect this?

Yes, and in your favour if it is rural. At 250,000 people or fewer, a project needs 75 million dollars and 25 jobs to qualify. Above that it needs 100 million and 45. The rural half of Pennsylvania is the easier half to make a project work in, which is the opposite of what most landowners assume.

I have a gas lease and a pipeline crossing. Am I out?

Not necessarily, and in this state that infrastructure can genuinely help, since fuel and access are part of what makes a site attractive here. What it does mean is that the existing agreements have to be read carefully to see what they permit. Raise them at the start.

My ground is hilly. Is that fatal?

Often, yes, and we would rather say so than have you hope otherwise. Terrain excludes more Pennsylvania ground than any other factor. What matters is whether there is a genuinely flat contiguous block, and a smaller flat parcel beats a much larger one on a slope.

How long do these take here?

Longer than the announcements suggest, particularly where new generation is involved, because air permits are appealable and groups in this state do appeal them. Anyone promising you a fast timeline on a project with a generating component is not being straight with you.

Somebody wrote to me about my land. What should I do?

Do not sign and do not treat a deadline in the letter as binding on you. Find out whether they are buying for themselves or for a party they have not named. Have a Pennsylvania attorney read it first, which applies to a letter from us just as much as from anyone else.

What happens to the rest of the farm?

Frequently nothing. Many arrangements involve part of a property while the remainder carries on as before. It is a fair thing to raise in the first conversation and we would rather you did than leave it late.

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Tell us about your property. There is no cost and no obligation. If it does not fit, we will tell you plainly.

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